Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The great King Nùng Trí Cao : a rebel's role in shaping regional identity along the modern Sino-Vietnamese border
  • The legacy of the Chinese imperial tribute system in the south : balancing ritual harmony with frontier stability
  • Examples of negotiated autonomy : Sino-Vietnamese relations before the eleventh century
  • Gaining legitimacy at the empire's edge : indigenous Tai-speaking communities along the Sino-Vietnamese frontier through the early Song period
  • The specter of southern power : Nùng Trí Cao's insurrection, court reaction, and the legacy of Nam Việt
  • Tempting "treacherous factions" : the manipulation of frontier alliances on the eve of the 1075 Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands War
  • Monumental pride : Sino-Vietnamese cross-border commemorations of Nùng Trí Cao.